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Alumni: what's one memory from Ripley High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
614
High
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUDERDALE COUNTY·NCES 470231000838
Ripley High School
254 Jefferson ST, Ripley, TN 38063 · (731) 635-2642 · Lauderdale County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Tennessee public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public high schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 149 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 158 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 155 | 25% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
24.5%
TN avg 40.9% . +13.2pp since 2022
Math
16.5%
TN avg 39.3% . +11.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.5% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 11.8% | 7.3% |
| 2022-23 | 11.3% | 5.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ripley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #271 of 339 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #279 of 337 ▲ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #193 of 381 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #82 of 332 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #24 of 200 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
614
-150 (-20%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 881
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 614 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 43.7 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 38.3 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 54 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 843 | 54 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 856 | 52 | 16.5:1 | 76% (651) |
| 2010-11 | 881 | 55 | 16.0:1 | 81% (714) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 881 | 48 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ripley High School.
About Ripley High School
Among the schools in Ripley, Tennessee, is Ripley High School, a low-enrollment high school. It enrolled 614 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.
Lauderdale County is the local district for Ripley High School. It runs 7 schools with 3,277 students.
Roughly 58% of students at Ripley High School are Black. Other groups make up 34% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 34% of Lauderdale County residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Measured against Tennessee public high schools, Ripley High School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lauderdale County has about 24,784 residents, and the median household income is $49,879, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Ripley High School, Lauderdale County has 6 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Ripley Middle School is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. Ripley High School has 3 other public schools within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Ripley High School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Ripley High School's enrollment dropped from 764 in 2020-21 to 614 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Ripley High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lauderdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,784
Census ACS
Median income
$49,879
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,277 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lauderdale County
- Halls Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Ripley PrimaryElementary · 589 students
- Ripley Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Ripley ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Halls High SchoolHigh · 339 students
- Halls Junior High SchoolMiddle · 143 students
Other schools in Ripley
- Ripley PrimaryElementary · 589 students
- Ripley Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Ripley ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Other Ripley High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Ripley High. Ripley High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Ripley High SchoolRipley, WV · 768 students
- Ripley High SchoolRipley, MS · 465 students
- Ripley High SchoolRipley, OK · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Ripley Middle School1.1 mi · 477
- Ripley Elementary1.1 mi · 460
- Ripley Primary1.2 mi · 589
- Halls High School12.5 mi · 339
- Halls Junior High School12.5 mi · 143
- Halls Elementary School12.7 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Ripley High SchoolHow large is Ripley High School?
Ripley High School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ripley High School serve?
Ripley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ripley High School?
At Ripley High School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 4% Hispanic, 58% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ripley High School public or private?
Ripley High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lauderdale County.
Where is Ripley High School located?
Ripley High School is located at 254 Jefferson ST, Ripley, TN 38063.
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